The 'usual procedure in these situations'? I had no idea that the Ministry used werewolf bites as a punishment.

Every time I think we've plumbed the full depths of the cruelty of this regime, another abyss opens up at our feet.

Hermione, I'm sending you a package to you, which I hope you'll be allowed to receive. Just a few small things: packages of tea, and a tin of biscuits, and a knitted cover to put over your pillow that I've charmed to give you dreamless sleep.